August 31, 2005 Archive

Music

• What's So Great About Big Star?

  Opinion in Music — by Joe Battista — on Aug 31, 2005

• The Reach Podcast: Episode One 8/3/05

  There are so many mediums available for artists to get their music out, in lieu of a major label, it is mind boggling when you stop and think about what is available to deliver media today.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: The 88 - Over And Over

  The 88's sophmore release hits stores on September 20th.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 31, 2005

• R.I.P. Piggy

  News in Music — by Jim Schwab — on Aug 31, 2005

• Interview - Egg from Bacon And Egg

  The Duke gets Answers. Hip-Hop, Power Metal and Great Jokes.

  Interview in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Aug 31, 2005

• LOVE REGGAE HITS By John Holt

  "I want a love that I can feel"-John Holt

  Review in Music — by Joel Savage — on Aug 31, 2005

• PODCAST: THE T.A.S. SHOW4 - Colors, Katrina

  Hurricane Katrina's aftermath is heavy on my mind , but hey, I try and bring a little hope through music

  Opinion in Music — by Temple Stark — on Aug 31, 2005

• ZOX - The Wait

  It's funny how a really great record can just shut me the hell up.

  Review in Music — by Mikey McClenathan — on Aug 31, 2005

• The Heavy Metal Genre: Who Invented It?

  Opinion in Music — by Adam Ash — on Aug 31, 2005

• Playlist: Songs About Blondes

  The legend of the "blonde" has been spread in song as well as image. The following playlist contains songs about or inspired by blondes.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 31, 2005

• New album releases, week of 8-30-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Aug 31, 2005

Video

• Movie Review: Four Brothers Delivers

  Review in Video — by Marty Andrade — on Aug 31, 2005

• TV Review: HBO's Cathouse Season Finale

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: Flawless DeNiro and Hoffman

  You expect every Robert DeNiro role to have lots in common with other characters he's portrayed...

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Aug 31, 2005

• DVD Review: Firefly Provides Serenity

  This was not your typical "boldly go where no man has gone before" show

  Review in Video — by Steve Emanuelson — on Aug 31, 2005

• Tom the Dog's Completely Unfair Preview of the Fall 2005 TV Season

  The worst of the new series. Based on little more than a bad attitude.

  Opinion in Video — by Tom the Dog — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: Hide and Seek

  Hide and Seek is nothing more than a disappointing gimmick that frustrates with its worn-out plot twist.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: Guess Who

  On the whole, Guess Who does not contain enough redeeming qualities to make it a memorable comedy.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: Prison Break

  It's completely ridiculous. But if you can kind of squint and pretend you don't see all the malarkey...

  Review in Video — by Tom the Dog — on Aug 31, 2005

• Hurricane Katrina: Larry King Has Lost It

  Opinion in Video — by The Errant Fool — on Aug 31, 2005

• Why Can't Hollywood Make Classic Movies Anymore?

  Opinion in Video — by Adam Ash — on Aug 31, 2005

• Film Reviews: The Cave and The Brothers Grimm

  Review in Video — by johnwstiles — on Aug 31, 2005

• Review: Grizzly Man

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 31, 2005

• Real World: Austin - Week 11

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Aug 31, 2005

• Prison Break: Worth Watching

  Fox starts the season early... and well...

  Review in Video — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 31, 2005

Sci/Tech

• BlogDay 2005 passes, bloggers focus on Katrina, disaster relief

  Trivia in the eye of the storm...

  News in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on Aug 31, 2005

• The Instapundit - Now with attacks from all sides!

  Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, lets slip that he has worked with the ACLU. The result? Insta-outrage!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Joshua Johnston — on Aug 31, 2005

• Book Review: Perl Best Practices by Damian Conways

  With Perl, I need all the help I can get. This is one of the most useful resources I've found.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on Aug 31, 2005

• FDA Official Resigns Over Delay In Approval of Emergency Contraception

  Susan Wood, director of the FDA's Office of Women's Health, has submitted her resignation in protest over what appears to be another instance of the Bush Administration overruling the opinions of its own scientists.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 31, 2005

• Longevity Vaccine

  I can see some women having 20 something kids in a lifetime.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Mojoala — on Aug 31, 2005

• Hurricane Victims Need Your Help!

  Please give whatever you can afford...

  News in Sci/Tech — by RJ Elliott — on Aug 31, 2005

Culture

• Apple Wins Bug of the Month

  Apple wins the uncoveted award.

  News in Culture — by Bruce Kratofil — on Aug 31, 2005

• What's In A Name: A Journalist's Declaration

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Sorrell — on Aug 31, 2005

• Are You a Blogcritic? Take the Test!

  Are you any better than the other 8,000,000,000 egotistical assholes blogging on the web?

  Satire in Culture — by Shark — on Aug 31, 2005

• Life is Empty and Meaningless

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 31, 2005

• In the Wake of Katrina: Water, Debris, and Bodies

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 31, 2005

• What Is An Argument? (Part One)

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Sorrell — on Aug 31, 2005

• Love Biatch: Cocktail Hour

  Give up drinking for two weeks? No way! Cocktails and their role in the mating ritual...

  Opinion in Culture — by Love Biatch — on Aug 31, 2005

• Blogcritics Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

  With over one thousand site contributors and hundreds of thousands of readers, collectively we can make a difference.

  News in Culture — by Lisa Hoover — on Aug 31, 2005

• Randy Hurricane Katrina and Randy Newman's Louisiana 1927

  Opinion in Culture — by Elana Centor — on Aug 31, 2005

• Is There Blame for Katrina?

  In 2005, humans are still no match for nature unleashed. Does someone deserve blame for that?

  Opinion in Culture — by ProgressiveDepot — on Aug 31, 2005

• Most Mothers Happy, Peppy and Bursting With Love, Per New Survey

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 31, 2005

• Scared Mindless: the Essence of Being an American We Never Talk About

  Opinion in Culture — by Adam Ash — on Aug 31, 2005

• President Rushing Back to White House! We’re Saved!

  Satire in Culture — by Marlowe — on Aug 31, 2005

• OBH Podcast: "Full House"

  Goodbye to Thaniel and Emily, Hello to every other living relative on the planet, plus gas prices, Indians and Mascots, and Celebrity News!

  Opinion in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Aug 31, 2005

• Day By Day for August 31, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 31, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 31, 2005

• "Surfing" Gas Prices in L.A.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Franklin — on Aug 31, 2005

• How to blog and keep your job...

  Want to blog about your job but still keep it? Write about all the things you love about your job! No. Really.

  Satire in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Aug 31, 2005

Politics

• George Bush Sacrifices City To Katrina To Finance Extra 8 Hours Of Iraq War

  George Bush keeps repeating the same old tired phrases with regard to the Iraq War, as if talking points and rose-colored glasses are substitutes for a serious plan to extricate ourselves from Iraq.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Aug 31, 2005

• It's Time to Grow Up, Glenn

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 31, 2005

• Sheehan Represents "Shrillness" Democrats Sorely Need

  George Will has some unsolicited advice for the Democratic Party. Tone it down and don't be "shrill" like Cindy Sheehan, if you want to win 2006 and 2008. Thanks, but no thanks, for the advice Mr. Will.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Aug 31, 2005

• Michigan Gold - Offshore Wind

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 31, 2005

• Armed and Ready

  Opinion in Politics — by Spincycle — on Aug 31, 2005

• Iraq, oil, and a WWII link?

  Bush clarified nothing we didn't know already... but he may have opened the door to more criticism than ever with these remarks.

  Opinion in Politics — by Alisha Karabinus — on Aug 31, 2005

• The Political Smear: Why Does the Right Use It Better Than the Left?

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Aug 31, 2005

• Why be Jewish?

  Satire in Politics — by Miriam — on Aug 31, 2005

• Barbaric treatment of asylum-seekers and prisoners

  Britain is sending homosexual men back to Iran, where they face persecution and possible execution.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 31, 2005

• Family Values Make Strange Bedfellows

  Maybe I missed the psalm or parable that preaches the end justifies the means...

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 31, 2005

• Fly-on-the-Wall- "The Committee on Current Term President Media Relations"

  Their job was to critique the President on his performance. Sometimes they get carried away. They don't last.

  Satire in Politics — by Patfish — on Aug 31, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

  Review in Books — by Oyvind Hennum — on Aug 31, 2005

• Book Review: Mystery & Mirth

  Take a dash of humor and add a tablespoon of wit..

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Aug 31, 2005

• Book Review: Jane Fonda's My Life So Far, reviewed by a guy

  Review in Books — by Adam Ash — on Aug 31, 2005

• Buckminster Fuller's Experiment: What CAN One Person Accomplish?

  Fuller became so adamant about the contribution he could make that he actually created an experiment using himself as "Guinea Pig B"

  Opinion in Books — by Laura Young — on Aug 31, 2005

• Book Review: A Widow for One Year by John Irving

  Review in Books — by Murphy — on Aug 31, 2005

Sports

• Baseball ROI

  Does the table of numbers cited by Leonhardt prove that big spending baseball teams don't get much back for their money?

  Review in Sports — by Kaiser — on Aug 31, 2005

• O.J.'s Last Run: A Tale of Two Covers

  O.J.'s arrest marked the only moment in TIME magazine's history where they pulled a cover off the news stands. See both versions here in an anniversary look-back...

  Opinion in Sports — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 31, 2005

Gaming

• PS2 Review: .hack//INFECTION

  Remember the good old days when hackers simply wanted fame or fortune? Or even hacked simply for kicks? Unfortunately viruses and hacking have taken a turn for the worse – much worse – in the .hack saga.

  Review in Gaming — by Tyler Willis — on Aug 31, 2005